Mushroom Dye Chart

In this dynamic ATLAS, colors can be filtered by mushroom type, dyes or pigments, or by the fabrics and mordants used. All dye mushrooms in the atlas are searchable in the INDEX. about the PROCESS to discover methods, techniques and variables for dyeing with mushrooms.

Read the POSTS to to find resources and learn about events. Pick up the BOOK to embark on a vibrant journey through. One of the best mushrooms for color is Phaeolus schweinitzii, "the dyer's polypore".

The best time to pick and dry this mushroom is when the outer growing edge is bright yellow, with yellow-green pores underneath. When cooked with alum-mordanted wool and a 1:1 ratio, the color will be a bright yellow or gold. Iron.

Discover the chromatic wonders of the fungi kingdom and the incredible spectrum of pigments and dyes that can be created from mushrooms. "This stunning book is the result of years of creative experimentation. Mushrooms are chemical wizards, and Julie Beeler is a masterful guide to the spectrum of pigments they can make.

Dyeing with Mushrooms I created the Mushroom Color Atlas as a resource and reference so you can explore the chromatic universe of fungi through the spectrum of colors naturally produced by dye mushrooms. But it is also the start of a journey and a point of departure, introducing you to the kaleidoscopic fungi kingdom and our connection to it. Enter the Mushroom Color Atlas, and you can discover the 'beautiful and subtle colors derived from dyeing with mushrooms.' Featuring 825 colors, each associated with different types of mushrooms, the interactive atlas lets you appreciate the broad spectrum of colors latent in the fungi kingdom.

We love the idea behind this Mushroom Color Atlas, which expertly maps the color of our wild world, and the diversity of fungus that make it up. Created by Julie Beeler, the project featured hundred of wild foraged mushrooms which are gathered, then turned into dye baths, and then painted in swatches. The Mushroom Color Atlas is a guide to 825 mushroom-based dyes, inviting readers into the world of fungi.

Explore colors, nature's networks, and sustainability in this unique book. What prompted you to create the Mushroom Color Atlas? I wanted to create the Mushroom Color Atlas as an online resource and reference for everyone curious about mushrooms and the beautiful and subtle colors derived from them. In the workshops I taught, students would create a mushroom color chart and there was a lot of interest and curiosity on Instagram which made me realize there was a huge.

The Mushroom Color Atlas features beautiful botanical illustrations and clear instructions on how to find and positively identify more than two dozen color-filled mushroom species in the wild. Join artist, mycophile, and educator Julie Beeler in the forest and in her studio as she shows you how to create vivid dyes and pigments from mushrooms. We asked Julie Beeler, founder of the Mushroom Color Atlas, to dye some of our wool gauze with these mushrooms and she got lovely results! These recipes are courtesy of Julie Beeler's experiments.

Your results may differ. Julie also made lake pigments with the exhausted dye baths and created watercolors with the reclaimed pigments. Cortinarius semisanguines (Surprise Web Cap) The wool gauze.